# Internal Server Error - newb question

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/internal-server-error-newb-question/182582>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 30, 2010, 12:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/internal-server-error-newb-question/182582 "2010-01-30T12:06:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/2acd7d/32.png) [@newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/newb)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 12:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/internal-server-error-newb-question/182582/1 "2010-01-30T12:06:52Z")

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Hello Everyone,

In my app i get the following error.i am not sure what causing it .  
kindly let me know your ideas on my below error.

Thank you

Processing logsController#list (for 192.168.0.82 at 2010-01-30 15:50:21)  
[POST]  
Parameters: {“participant”=\>{“first\_name”=\>""},  
“chat\_info”=\>{“conference\_name”=\>""}, “userinfo”=\>{“company\_id”=\>“1”,  
“department\_id”=\>“Select Department”},  
“authenticity\_token”=\>“e9983d52494288750cc47f1abe7fcdbc05f72b35”,  
“user\_info”=\>{“archive”=\>“0”, “date”=\>“3”, “sort”=\>“0”,  
“organiser”=\>“0”}, “organiser”=\>{“first\_name”=\>""}, “e\_date”=\>[“January  
12, 2001”, “January 30, 2010”], “page”=\>1}

CGI::Session::CookieStore::CookieOverflow  
(CGI::Session::CookieStore::CookieOverflow):  
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.2.2/lib/action\_controller/session/cookie\_store.rb:112:in  
`close' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/cgi/session.rb:324:in`close’  
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.2.2/lib/action\_controller/base.rb:1309:in  
`close_session' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.2.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:1337:in`process\_cleanup\_without\_session\_management\_support’  
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.2.2/lib/action\_controller/session\_management.rb:144:in  
`process_cleanup_without_components' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.2.2/lib/action_controller/components.rb:165:in`process\_cleanup’  
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.2.2/lib/action\_controller/base.rb:528:in  
`process_without_filters' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.2.2/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:606:in`process\_without\_session\_management\_support’  
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.2.2/lib/action\_controller/session\_management.rb:134:in  
`process' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.2.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:392:in`process’  
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.2.2/lib/action\_controller/dispatcher.rb:183:in  
`handle_request' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.2.2/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:110:in`dispatch\_unlocked’  
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.2.2/lib/action\_controller/dispatcher.rb:123:in  
`dispatch' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.2.2/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:122:in`synchronize’  
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.2.2/lib/action\_controller/dispatcher.rb:122:in  
`dispatch' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.2.2/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:132:in`dispatch\_cgi’  
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.2.2/lib/action\_controller/dispatcher.rb:39:in  
`dispatch' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.2.2/lib/webrick_server.rb:103:in`handle\_dispatch’  
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.2.2/lib/webrick\_server.rb:74:in  
`service' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in`service’  
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:in `run' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:173:in`start\_thread’  
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in `start' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in`start\_thread’  
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:95:in `start' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in`each’  
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in `start' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:23:in`start’  
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:82:in `start' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.2.2/lib/webrick_server.rb:60:in`dispatch’  
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.2.2/lib/commands/servers/webrick.rb:66  
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:31:in  
`gem_original_require' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in`require’  
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.2.2/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:153:in  
`require' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.2.2/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:521:in`new\_constants\_in’  
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.2.2/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:153:in  
`require' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.2.2/lib/commands/server.rb:49 C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in`gem\_original\_require’  
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:31:in  
`require’  
script/server:3

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**Author:** ![newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/2acd7d/32.png) [@newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/newb)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/internal-server-error-newb-question/182582/2 "2010-01-30T21:36:15Z")

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On Jan 30, 2010, at 12:19 PM, Heinz S. wrote:

> CGI::Session::CookieStore::CookieOverflow is raised when storing more  
> than 4K of session data.

I assume you are asking why you got this error. It seems pretty  
descriptive to me. You’re sticking too much stuff in your session. Put  
an id of a database row in the session. It’s more secure anyhow.

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**Author:** ![newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/2acd7d/32.png) [@newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/newb)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/internal-server-error-newb-question/182582/3 "2010-01-30T21:19:50Z")

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CGI::Session::CookieStore::CookieOverflow is raised when storing more  
than 4K of session data.